Trip Recap | Denver, CO to Johnstown, PA to Norfolk, VA

At the end of July and the first week of August we, my husband and I, set out on a multi-destination adventure. What sounded great in theory months ago ended up being exhausting and fun in practice. While we could have done things differently, when everything backed up to one another in a particular way, [...]

Wear it Wednesday | How to pack practically for a multi-destination trip

My biggest obstacle when packing is not the “I want to pack my whole closet just because I want to” attitude but the “I want to pack my whole closet because I love to wear all these things and want to wear them on this trip” attitude. When you have a wardrobe you love and [...]

National Park Series | Wrap Up

I hope you've enjoyed revisiting my adventures to some of my favorite National Parks, I've encountered over the last few years, and surprisingly that's not ALL of them! Other parks I've visited and didn't write about: Carlesbad Caverns Grand Canyon Golden Gate Bridge/Fort Pointe Jewel Cave NM Mount Rushmore Badlands Gilla Cliff Dwellings Agate Fossil [...]

National Park Series | Denali National Park | Alaska

In 2006, we went on an epic family vacation to Denali National Park in Central Alaska. It was one of the best National Park visits I have.  There is so much to know about Denali, it's a 6 million acre park and preserve with one road, one entrance,  and more exciting views than you'd ever [...]

National Park Series | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota

We visited Theodore Roosevelt NP in 2013 as part of a 7 state road trip, some may have called us crazy for such an epic trip and since hindsight is 20\20 I would totally agree with them. Theodore Roosevelt NP has 2 parts, a North & a South unit. We spent a majority of our [...]

National Park Series | Redwoods National Park | California

While I love Yosemite being in my backyard, Redwoods NP maybe one of my favorite parks. Travis and I discovered this gorgeous park in 2014 after moving to California and immediatly signed up for a short 5K run at a State Park near the National Park areas, and basically these are jointly managed parks by [...]